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Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: sonic youth on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 18:56:06
if you're undecided, have a gander at the consortium's Q&A.

http://www.truststfc.co.uk/fc_manifesto.php


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: Fred Elliot on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:11:40
eeerrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmmm

let me think now !!!!!


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:15:34
I support the trust.


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: herthab on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:17:14
I'd be very, very suprised if anyone said no Sonic.

Do I believe that the board are all a bunch of liars, cheats and thieves?

No.

Do I believe that the whole of the consortium are doing this purely for altruistic reasons?

No.

Do I believe there's a fucking load of grey areas, where a lot of people are seeing only black and white?

Fuck yeah!!

Get the current board out, give the Consortium a go, but lets get away from the idea that the board are wearing black hats and the consortium white.

It can't be that simple.


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: TalkTalk on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:18:11
There is no option for either:

- Fred Elliott for North Swindon MP

or

- Paul Davis for Swindon El Presidente

Crap poll, Sonic.


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: Fred Elliot on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:23:49
I shall be holding clinics in the lounge bar of the New Inn


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: mattboyslim on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:24:00
Agree Hertha, too many unanswered questions from the club though, no trust left with them, but i believe occasionally and very occasionally that is, that they raise valid questions of the consortium and trust.  My personal opinion is more that the consortium is more backed wholeheartedly by the trust and as such its members, as opposed to actually being a consortium led by the trust.  The meeting where Mr Wilkes first sounded out the idea , it was very much his ideas that the trust backed.


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: Fred Elliot on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:25:39
Matty

have you read the minutes of last weeks Trust meeting ?


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: Fred Elliot on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:26:48
http://www.truststfc.co.uk/meeting_11_12_2006.php

It makes Bill and Phils position very clear on your point


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: Fred Elliot on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:27:52
Quote from: "TalkTalk"
There is no option for either:

- Fred Elliott for North Swindon MP

or

- Paul Davis for Swindon El Presidente

Crap poll, Sonic.


Yeovil's going to be my campaign manager and FB's going to be my running mate

 :beers:


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: mattboyslim on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:42:34
Fred, I think it's the more the media perception of the campaign, than anything else.  In normal circles a takeover consortium bid led by a fan with real financial backing would be a 'takeover bid'.  With ours because Mr Wilkes had the decency to speak at a fans meeting it has been labelled a 'fans consortium' something I would always associated more with collection £50,000 in a glorified bucket collection.  From my perspective if the whole thing happens (when?!), then it will be a proper business decision, a fan on the board will be fantastic, but I think that's something clubs should do anyway.  I percieve it more as a 'proper' takeover as opposed to a few kind hearted fans taken over.


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: red macca on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:45:21
Quote from: "Fred Elliot"
Quote from: "TalkTalk"
There is no option for either:

- Fred Elliott for North Swindon MP

or

- Paul Davis for Swindon El Presidente

Crap poll, Sonic.


Yeovil's going to be my campaign manager and FB's going to be my running mate

 :beers:
I will not support that then.yeovil thinks im a twat :D


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: fatbury on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:49:02
Totally .. they represent the REAL fans of Swindon Town Football Club -


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: red macca on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:51:29
Quote from: "fatbury"
Totally .. they represent the REAL fans of Swindon Town Football Club -
wrong choice of words fatbury i think tbh


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: herthab on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 19:52:32
Quote from: "fatbury"
Totally .. they represent the REAL fans of Swindon Town Football Club -


That's bollocks.


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: sonic youth on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 20:07:21
Quote from: "TalkTalk"
There is no option for either:

- Fred Elliott for North Swindon MP

or

- Paul Davis for Swindon El Presidente

Crap poll, Sonic.


fuck off then


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: Fred Elliot on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 20:16:49
Quote from: "mattboyslim"
Fred, I think it's the more the media perception of the campaign, than anything else.  In normal circles a takeover consortium bid led by a fan with real financial backing would be a 'takeover bid'.  With ours because Mr Wilkes had the decency to speak at a fans meeting it has been labelled a 'fans consortium' something I would always associated more with collection £50,000 in a glorified bucket collection.  From my perspective if the whole thing happens (when?!), then it will be a proper business decision, a fan on the board will be fantastic, but I think that's something clubs should do anyway.  I percieve it more as a 'proper' takeover as opposed to a few kind hearted fans taken over.


Matty

Fair comments and taken on board

Give me 10 mins and Ill give you links to real examples of whats trusts/fans consortiums can do


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: RobertT on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 21:04:59
I'd probably back Power vs the current board even if the fans weren't involved, so for me the fans involvement is like the moment just before ejaculation.  Clearly the spunk moment is the day I get elected Chairman Designate in conjunction with Willie Carson and can mock a 50 odd page proposal by reading it's title.


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: TalkTalk on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 21:05:37
Quote from: "sonic youth"
Quote from: "TalkTalk"
There is no option for either:

- Fred Elliott for North Swindon MP

or

- Paul Davis for Swindon El Presidente

Crap poll, Sonic.


fuck off then

 :D

Nice repartee


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: Fred Elliot on Wednesday, December 20, 2006, 22:13:26
Quote from: "RobertT"
I'd probably back Power vs the current board even if the fans weren't involved, so for me the fans involvement is like the moment just before ejaculation.  Clearly the spunk moment is the day I get elected Chairman Designate in conjunction with Willie Carson and can mock a 50 odd page proposal by reading it's title.


 :shock:  Fucking Hell Rob !


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: flammableBen on Thursday, December 21, 2006, 01:32:25
Quote from: "Fred Elliot"
Quote from: "TalkTalk"
There is no option for either:

- Fred Elliott for North Swindon MP

or

- Paul Davis for Swindon El Presidente

Crap poll, Sonic.


Yeovil's going to be my campaign manager and FB's going to be my running mate

 :beers:


What the fuck is a running mate? If it's not gay and doesn't involve exersice then I'm in.


Title: Do you support the consortium?
Post by: millom red on Thursday, December 21, 2006, 02:04:13
:roll: